Jim

That is exactly the problem. Saudi crude still only costs $2 a barrel to produce. And there's still enough in the ground that they'd drop the price short-term to destroy any serious competition. I think the only possible way to invest in shale oil and the new fields in North Dakota is to tax oil imports if they drop below the long-term costs of developing our own resources. If it is profitable to produce oil from our resources at $80 per barrel and foreign oil fell below that price, we'd have to impose a duty on the difference. This would take incredible political courage, something we've kinda lacked in the last 50 years. Saudi's are selling their crude for $120+ per barrel because they can. Their society is corrupt, supporting thousands and thousands of "princes" flying around in their private jets while breeding hate and violence towards the west. The quicker we can stop paying their extortion, the better. As to Algore, he's made of the same cloth as Wierwille. Instead of standing up and thumping the Bible and shouting "It's the Word, People", Algore tells us it's carbon. Both are/were religious hucksters. Damn, the coffee seems strong this morning...

Yup, been there, done that too. I also got rid of most of my LP collection, my negatives from when I was into photography and some books. Screw Uncle Harry day. Bookburning is for fascists.

Mormon males can be ordained "elders" at age 18. They can heal the sick, run meetings, bless the sacrament and go on missions. As to whether that counts as "reputable", I'll leave that up to you. Hope templelady isn't lurking

Jim goes into a McDonald's... Jim: "Which chicken burgers are breaded?" Clerk: "Dey all be breaded, dey be on a bun" Actually happened.

No. I don't believe that left-wing hypocritical politicians and their lackies are a good source of scientific information.

Based on your carbon usage: http://www.abc.net.au/science/planetslayer...nhouse_calc.htm

"It is not a real problem" is not the same as "It does not exist"

The only problem I have with the poll is that it assumes there is global warming.

Last year saw a global drop in temperature of nearly 0.7c, the largest single-year movement since global temperature averages have been calculated. Rajendra Pachauri, head of the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, reluctantly admitted that there has been no global warming so far in the 21st century. Read the whole article: http://www.nationalpost.com/news/world/env....html?id=525590 Also note that the old term Global Warming is being slowly replaced with the new, non-committal term Climate Change.

And we have a winner!

I wouldn't worry about hanging out with Jesus. It's Paul that would scare me.

I thought Bernita Jess did that. Or was it "Keys to Research"? John Sommerville did two live classes in California. One was a biblical timeline and the other was on physical fitness. Don't remember the exact names. I seem to remember Joe and Linda Coulter doing some sort of post-VPW Christian marriage class.

1 THE Lord, even the most mighty God, hath spoken : and called the world, from the rising up of the sun unto the going down thereof. 2 Out of Zion hath God appeared : in perfect beauty. 3 Our God shall come, and shall not keep silence : there shall go before him a consuming fire, and a mighty tempest shall be stirred up round about him. 4 He shall call the heaven from above : and the earth, that he may judge his people. 5 Gather my saints together unto me : those that have made a covenant with me with sacrifice. 6 And the heavens shall declare his righteousness : for God is Judge himself. 7 Hear, O my people, and I will speak : I myself will testify against thee, O Israel; for I am God, even thy God. 8 I will not reprove thee because of thy sacrifices, or for thy burnt-offerings : because they were not alway before me. 9 I will take no bullock out of thine house : nor he-goat out of thy folds. 10 For all the beasts of the forest are mine : and so are the cattle upon a thousand hills. 11 I know all the fowls upon the mountains : and the wild beasts of the field are in my sight. 12 If I be hungry, I will not tell thee : for the whole world is mine, and all that is therein. 13 Thinkest thou that I will eat bulls' flesh : and drink the blood of goats? 14 Offer unto God thanksgiving : and pay thy vows unto the most Highest. 15 And call upon me in the time of trouble : so will I hear thee, and thou shalt praise me. 16 But unto the ungodly said God : Why dost thou preach my laws, and takest my covenant in thy mouth; 17 Whereas thou hatest to be reformed : and has cast my words behind thee? 18 When thou sawest a thief, thou consentedst unto him : and hast been partaker with the adulterers. 19 Thou hast let thy mouth speak wickedness : and with thy tongue thou hast set forth deceit. 20 Thou satest, and spakest against thy brother : yea, and hast slandered thine own mother's son. 21 These things hast thou done, and I held my tongue, and thou thoughtest wickedly, that I am even such a one as thyself : but I will reprove thee, and set before thee the things that thou hast done. 22 O consider this, ye that forget God : lest I pluck you away, and there be none to deliver you. 23 Whoso offereth me thanks and praise, he honoureth me : and to him that ordereth his conversation right will I shew the salvation of God. Stunning. I'm not much of a believer anymore, but I really love this stuff -jim

My favorite.... "seek immediate treatment if erection lasts longer than 4 hours" -Cialis

You got my PM. Hang in there and know that you have friends here. Do your best, love you son, know that you're a great mom and friend. -jim

Thanks for the wine spew.

I think we've covered this a couple of times, but I can't find the thread. In any case, I'd go with Robert Duvall as VPW, and maybe Dennis Hopper as Geer.

Beautiful. You must be a pretty special mom to raise such a great kid.

Because a significant percentage of the population is not responsible enough to deal with community property and child support issues without state intervention?

In every generation there are those of an officious spirit who aspire to leadership, demanding deference from their fellows. Such men, especially when they are endowed with natural gifts above the average, are the kind who become the founders of new sects and parties, and insist upon unqualified subjection from their followers. Their interpretation of the Scriptures must not be challenged, their dicta are final. They must be owned as “rabbis” and submitted to as “fathers”. Everyone must believe precisely what they teach, and order all details of his life by the rules of conduct which they prescribe, or else be branded as a heretic and denounced as a gratifier of the lusts of the flesh. There have been, and still are, many such self-elevated little popes in Christendom, who deem themselves to be entitled to implicit credence and obedience, whose decisions must be accepted without question. They are nothing but an arrogant usurper, for Christ alone is the Rabbi or Master of Christians; and since all of His disciples are “brethren” they possess equal rights and privileges. No man is to be heeded in spiritual matters any further than he can produce a plain and decisive “thus saith the Lord” as the foundation of his appeal. “If any man speak, let him speak as the oracles of God” (I Peter 4:11). Rather than conform to the rules of the Pharisees, Christ was willing to be regarded as a Sabbath-breaker! Paul’s work was to instruct and persuade, not to lord it over his converts and compel their belief. The elders are divinely forbidden to abuse their position and to assume any absolute authority or rule imperiously over the saints. They are not to act arbitrarily or in a domineering spirit, nor engage in any conversation that is not seasoned with grace, but instead to speak only the truth in love for the edification of the flock allotted to their charge. The Lord will not long tolerate a tyrannical spirit in His pulpit, nor any who are arrogant, rumormongers, or dictators to the consciences of His children, violating their precious spiritual liberties. —A.W. Pink, from chapter 11 of Practical Christianity Sorry for no paragraph breaks. This is the way I found it.

Thanks for the legal analysis, Hap. I think you are right on. The biggest social cost of this move will be to companies that offer subsidized insurance to married couples. not the tax issue. All companies that offer shared or free health coverage to spouses will now have to offer it to same-sex partners if they are married.

Very, very good. Keep up the good work.

The money would belong to the non-profit corporation. The corporation would have to either use the money to further the defined mission of the corporation or give the money to a like non-profit corporation. At least that's what I found out the last time I dug around.

I hate getting old.

I wasn't in Way Builders, but I ate some pizza and drank some Little King Cream Ale with Buddy Curry and his wife. Great people, good to know they're out and doing well.